| Community Tasting Notes (average 85.9 pts. and median of 86 pts. in 41 notes) - hiding notes with no text |
| | Tasted by mhondo17 on 2/12/2011 & rated 84 points: Disjointed, over oaked. Awkward finish. (2394 views) |
| | Tasted by Laurenmilam on 2/9/2011 & rated 85 points: A good Shiraz (2381 views) |
| | Tasted by dk21 on 5/17/2010 & rated 88 points: Tons of fruit the first night. Didn't get a chance to finish, so had the rest the second night. Fruit was still there - as was much more vanilla, which was a welcome addition. (3743 views) |
| | Tasted by Przeller on 3/7/2010: Yea - Generally deserves it's 80 rating. No real defects, just medeocre. (2769 views) |
| | Tasted by jamscreator on 11/1/2009 & rated 86 points: For the closeout price this was a bargain for sure. Not as full and spicy as is expected in a Shiraz, but the dark color was beautiful and the bouquet was dark fruit and earthy. Tasted like a Shiraz/Cab/Merlot blend. Very good but lacked finish. (2922 views) |
| | Tasted by petrusncoke on 9/30/2009 & rated 87 points: This wine is a great every day drinker, and one of the best QPR syrahs out on the market. The nose and palate both betray spicy blackberry fruit, with a nice balance of acidity and tannin. As the back label asserts, this wine has a nice balance between fruit and freshness. (2884 views) |
| | Tasted by NytOwl666 on 7/14/2009 & rated 86 points: Powerful berries and mouth feel. Pretty good for the price. Ran through venturi into the glass. Helped to calm it down a it. Coats the tounge and has the classic shiraz glycerin feel. Hope it will settle a bit with a little time. (3178 views) |
| | Tasted by djenningsoh on 5/17/2009 & rated 87 points: The "nose" comes across briefly of the fruitiness to come but is quickly taken over by the heat of the high alcohol content. No worries as the taste is sweet and fruit forward with a blend of cherry and plum. Well balanced tannins with a touch of spice and heat on the quick finish.
While not a WOW! wine, this is a very good QPR for $10 or less a bottle. I'd consider buying more. (3495 views) |
| | Tasted by swimnfit on 4/26/2009 & rated 92 points: Did a blind taste with my wife. (She has a more discerning pallet than I do). Immediately she said this wine seemed very fruity. Almsost a fruit bomb with lots of cherries. Upon tasting, the tannins were very light and the wine very crisp and refreshing. This was truly a great wine. Furthermore, the fact that this was a 7 dollar wine was truly astounding. Absolutel\y the best $7 bottle of wine I have ever tasted. (3349 views) |
| | Tasted by btennan1 on 2/27/2009 & rated 86 points: A; Dark red and purple. Jewel tones
N: Strawberry and hay. SKUNK (this is always a good sign for us) Big berrires woody and earthy.
T: Sweet fruitiness. Pleasant but not storybook material.
F: Long pleasant and delicate. Wine is like a cabaret (not Cabernet) both masculine and feminine at the same time and dancing.
Overall: Very good but a bit syrupy. Woodynes and berries. Flattened out after about an hour opened.
V:5/5 (3223 views) |
| | Tasted by Coach on 2/26/2009 & rated 82 points: Decent fruit on the nos and palate, with slight spice on the finish, but seemed watered down to me. Not what I expected. (3606 views) |
| | Tasted by wino_tim on 2/2/2009 & rated 84 points: Ultra-ripe with simple and grape-y flavors of plum and black pepper, this offers some appeal as a 'by the glass' wine, but lacks stucture, tannin and depth on the midpalate to be much more. (3107 views) |
| | Tasted by jmetvoice on 1/7/2009: Easy-drinking, with nice ripe fruit but I found it to be flabby and lacking in structure. Even after opening up over and hour or two, there's little acidity or tannin to give the wine much depth, and it ends up falling flat after the initial red and black fruit notes. The Razor's Edge Shiraz-Grenache possesses a bit more of what this one lacks. (3156 views) |
| | Tasted by ArizonaWineGuy on 12/26/2008 & rated 79 points: This was really very disappointing. While I didn't have very high expectations, the complete lack of structure, fruit, and anything coming close to resembling an Australian Shiraz makes this wine noteworthy for being such a complete failure. And, no, this wasn't a flawed bottle. (3206 views) |
| | Tasted by JohnnyWine on 12/21/2008 & rated 83 points: Very dark purple, nearly black in color.
Aroma of alcohol, dark berries, smoke, earthy minerals and stone.
Dark berry (like cooked blackberries in a blackberry pie) and tannic up front, almost astringent. Salty.
Decanted almost 2 hours before pairing with Chinese Beef Pepper Steak and Veggies.
A pretty plain wine that didn't add much to dinner. (3399 views) |
| | Tasted by phantphant on 9/30/2008 & rated 93 points: WOW...this is amazing juice. The earth explodes in the first taste and lingers...lingers. Deep, immense. After going through a bunch of more expensive 84 point wines, this is a HUGE improvement...and TOTAL bargain! (3214 views) |
| | Tasted by corkscrewed on 6/15/2008 & rated 85 points: Was better after decanting for a day. (3318 views) |
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